1. Southern Liberation

2. Argentina After British invasion, the viceroy flees and the Creole militia expel the intruders on their own Autonomous government was created Conflict between the Royalists and the Patriot bring Jose de San Martin, currently part of the Spanish forces, back to Argentina 3. Argentina Manuel Belgrano led the Patriotic forces until 1813 when he is defeated in Bolivia He is then replaced by San Martin who tries but fails to defeat the Spanish troops He concluded it would be impossible to free Latin America while the Spanish ruled Peru April 16 th1816 King Ferdinand VII was back in the Spanish throne Representatives from all the province held a meeting The Full Independence of Argentina was Declared However, the war in Argentina did not stop until the last Spanish garrison was defeated in the Battle of Ayacucho 4. Chile On September 18 th1810, Chile established their own independent government due toabsence of Spanish Monarchy 1811-1814 The Conservative party, led by president Jose Miguel Carrera, and The Liberal party, led by Bernardo O'Higgins, plunged into civil war The Spanish royalists from Peru took advantage of this and reconquered ChileDuring the Reconquista (1814-1817) many patriots including O'Higgins fled the country 5. Chile During his exile in Argentina, O'Higgins joined forces with San Martin Battle of Chacabuco February 12 1817 San Martin's army defeated the Spaniards with a daring assault over the Andes Battle of Maipu April 5 th1818 Last Spanish forces were defeated Chile gained its formal independence 6. Peru Royalist Territory Uprisings in Upper Peru were suppressedRebellion of Tpac Amaru II November 4 th 1780-April 5 th1781 Financed by Criollos Indigenous Noble 7. Peru Jose Francisco de San Martin Arrived:September 8, 1820 Army: 4000 soldiersViceroy moved to the mountains leaving Lima at the mercy of the Patriots San Martin entered the capital on June 6 th1821, and proclaimed the independence of Peru on July the 8 th On July 1822, held a meeting with Bolivar in Guayaquil On September of the same year he abandoned Peru 8. Peru Simon Bolivar Arrived: September 1 st1823 Organized the Peruvian Army Battle of Junin August 6 th , 1824 Spaniards were defeated Battle of Ayacucho December 9 th1824 Led by Antonio Jose de Sucre Viceroy was injured and captured He signed the capitulation Birth of Peru as a country 9. Bolivia July 18 th1809Criollos and Mestizos were involved Declared the Independence of Upper Peru Rebellion of Pedro Domingo Murillo During the following seven years Upper Peru became the battleground for the Independent Argentine Forces and the Royalist Forces of PeruBy 1817, Upper Peru was under the control of Lima 10. Bolivia After the Battle of Ayacucho, Royalist Forces Surrendered Royalist Rebellion of Pedro Antonio O laetaOn April 1 st1825Sucre defeated his forces O laeta was killed in battle by his own menSucre declared Upper Peru's independenceThe country changed its name to Bolivar and later became Bolivia 11. Ecuador Junta de Guayaquil October 1820 Jose Joaquin Olmedo declared the independence of Ecuador and asked for the support of Bolivar and San Martin 12. Ecuador Bolivar and San Martin heeded his call for help Both sent skilled troops with some of their best soldier Antonio Jose de Sucre led both the Ecuadorian and the foreign armies to several consecutive victories Battle of Pichincha May 24 th1822 The Patriotic forces were victorious Hours after the battle Sucre received the formal capitulatio of the Real Audiencia de Quito Ecuador gained its independence 13. Sources Wikipedia-Peru Independece of Peru Wikipedia-Ecuador Ecuador: The Struggles for Independence Wikipedia-Bolivia Bolivia: The Struggles for Independence Wikipedia-Chile Chile: Wars of Independence Wikipedia-Argentina History of Argentina